We are recruiting foster carers in Bedford and surrounding areas including: Milton Keynes, Luton, Northampton, Stevenage, Cambridge, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Peterborough, Watford, Harlow, Queens Park, Fenlake, South End, Putnoe & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Bedford area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
For how long you care for the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your home, however typically, you'll require to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective feasible support needed on your journey to assist offer a secure and secure home to youngsters and youngsters in care.
Candidates will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, analyzing capacities, place and experience. We construct connections in between carers and personnel, and you'll have an seasoned specialist available to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and welfare of the young adults and youngsters in care, by only selecting to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we offer to possible foster carers. To attain this, we comply with six core values:
We support every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Bedford and surrounding areas such as Queens Park, Fenlake, South End, Putnoe, Brickhill, Biddenham, Eastcotts, Woodside, Goldington, Elstow.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training information and support so that they can offer a first-class foster care service and make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist group who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Bedford and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Bedford or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Bedford please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Bedford, Milton Keynes, Luton, Northampton, Stevenage, Cambridge, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Peterborough, Watford, Harlow and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.